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| History |
| The Fairly OddParents first aired as a short film on Oh Yeah! Cartoons in 1998, which aired some 10 episodes of the original show. Oh Yeah! Cartoons was cancelled in 2001, but Nickelodeon offered to pick up the franchise. This offer was accepted by creator Butch Hartman. The show began airing its own full-length episodes as its own series in 2001. Although the Fairly OddParents was not very popular in its first year, it began to catch on later, attracting both a child and adult fan base. SpongeBob SquarePants was the only thing keeping The Fairly OddParents from becoming Nickelodeon's most highly rated show at this point. Early 2003 was the peak of popularity for Fairly OddParents. Its ratings were extremely high, and it very briefly passed SpongeBob SquarePants. The show saw its very quick rise to the top and fall in summer of 2003 when the show's first TV movie, Abra-Catastrophe!, aired. The film was a success and many products were merchandised. However, when the show aired its new third season later that year, it was met with a wave of criticism. With new voices for principal characters such as Chester and A.J., many felt that the show had been dumbed-down from its original double entendre style of comedy. Many older viewers tuned out, and slowly the show's ratings plummeted. SpongeBob SquarePants, which had been in a ratings slump previously, bounced back in as Nick's highest rated show. [Yay! ^_^ so it should...lol] Now, in 2005, The Fairly OddParents remains its seemingly permanent position as Nickelodeon's second most highly rated show, despite a slight decline in popularity. However, despite falling popularity, The Fairly OddParents is still in production with new episodes that will air later this year. |
| Don't be put off by the title...it's just what the website said. Anyway, it's quite interesting, and as you can see quite short. |